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Namecheap in 2021. It's not surprising to
see .com at the top but seeing .xyz at #2 with over three
times more registrations than #3 .net is an interesting sign of the
times. Another, new gTLD, .club is #4 with a ccTLD, .me,
rounding out the top five. Overall 45% of all Namecheap
registration were .coms (down from 48% last year) with all other TLDs
combined taking 55% (up from 52% last year).
Another
interesting breakout shows which TLDS have the highest percentage of
renewals. The leaders in that category are completely different TLDs
with Canada's .ca #1 (with over 72% of .ca domains
renewed), followed by new gTLD .dev, .io, .org and
another new G, .media. Two of the TLDs that are in the top five in
total registrations (.xyz and .club) are in the bottom five when it comes to
renewal rates (the lowest by that metric are .icu and .site). You can check
out the full report here.
I
can also recommend some insightful listening if podcasts are
more your cup of tea - though I have to admit this tip comes with some
built-in bias on my part. Most of you are already familiar with Alvin
Brown's excellent Kickstart
Commerce podcast series. In the latest episode I am Alvin's
guest on a 78-minute ride that recounts my journey
through radio, music retail and TV reporting before finally discovering the
domain industry 20 years ago (yikes!) - as well as why I have been in
love with this business ever since! You can check that out here
and if you don't enjoy it Alvin will give you your money back! (I know it's
already free, but it's the thought that counts)!
Host
Alvin Brown (left) interviews DNJournal's Ron Jackson at
Kickstart Commerce
In
the meantime, I want to wish all of your who are celebrating the season the merriest
of Christmases, the happiest of all the holidays and a record
breaking new year in 2022!
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